Former Flying Eagles forward Muhamed Tijani was on target for Slavia Prague who beat Zorya 2-0, in the playoff first leg of the UEFA Europa League on Thursday.
With the game heading for a stalemate, Tijani then broke the deadlock with nine minutes left.
In the 94th minute Slavia Prague doubled their lead through Lukas Masopust.
The reverse fixture is slated for Thursday, August 21 and the winner will qualify for the group stage.
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In the Europa Conference League playoff first leg, Gift Orban was in action for Gent who beat APOEL Nicosia 2-0.
Orban was replaced with three minutes left to play in the game.
Also in other Europa Conference League fixtures, William Troost-Ekong helped PAOK defeat Hearts 2-1 away while Raphael Onyedika also helped Club Brugge secured a 2-1 victory at Osasuna.
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Tijani has to play for the Super Eagles. Scoring on UEFA competition is not easy. He is far better than other options.
Heaven bless Tijani and all aspiring Super Eagles strikers.
Excited that Onyedika was in action for his team, Club Brugge in the UEFA cup game. We need more of our Super Eagles players players in regular action particularly, the midfielders.
There is shortage of midfield players in the senior national team. Nigeria needs to harness the talents and skills of the likes of Obinna Nwobodo, Samson Tijani, Kelechi Nwakali and Raphael Onyedika. The youngsters who featured in the last under 20 world cup are quite promising and should be given a closer look with a view towards integrating them into the national team.
A highly skilled and cohesive midfield like a dependable defence is a critical success factor for a successful campaign at AFCON in Cote d’Ivoire.